Translation isn't always easy
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382117)
Rockingham, Australia
August 26, 2017 1:10am CST
We are in a very pleasant camping ground in France at the moment. We have shade for our motor-home and the toilet block is nearby although we do have a toilet in the vehicle.
Some camping sites are better than others but this one is clean, tidy with almost every sign repeated in English and German. Sometimes the signs are only in French which can make operating a washing machine a bit difficult. Occasionally the English is less than perfect but that doesn’t worry me at all either.
However I had to laugh at this notice. I know exactly what they mean and it’s a nice sentiment but ‘Feel yourself at home’?
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22 responses
@toniganzon (77183)
• Philippines
26 Aug 17
i know to French people that's perfect. It's a literal translation of their French expression and they won't understand why we find it funny. I often had an argument with a French friend before because of how he would use the English language.6 people like this
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Aug 17
That is so funny. I am glad you got a photo.
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@JudyEv (382117)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 17
@andriaperry @teamfreak16 @garymarsh6 I thought it was funny too but now I'm not so sure I should have posted it. 
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
26 Aug 17
I can't understand what the sign says.Is it French? Does "Feel yourself at home" mean feeling as if you are at home?
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
27 Aug 17
@JudyEv Oh,that didn't cross my mind that it had such a meaning.
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@JudyEv (382117)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Aug 17
@changjiangzhibin89 Learning a new language can get pretty tricky, can't it?
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
26 Aug 17
That is a nice camping but the signage is difficult to understand. I wish all have English translation.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Aug 17
Are they implying to keep any personal funny business at home and not at their campground lol?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Aug 17
@JudyEv That is the humor in it.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
28 Aug 17
Hahah! yes indeed .. some translations can be funny .. but we know it means, " make yourself feel at home " ..
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@LeaPea2417 (40032)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Aug 17
Foreign languages do have their own odd ways of saying things.
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@LeaPea2417 (40032)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Aug 17
@JudyEv Yes, I am sure of it too.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
26 Aug 17
yes it can be difficult ... and sometimes what you endbup with is funny too 
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
26 Aug 17
French is a beautiful language but if it is translated literally as written it often does not make sense. Once you have mastered French you have to live and breathe it the way it is spoken. It can cause some raised eyebrows I must admit! Makes it even more amusing.
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@JeeyanDee (2692)
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26 Aug 17
I wish I could go there soon! Going to France is one of the things in my bucket list.
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@JudyEv (382117)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 17
@JeeyanDee I think driving in the Pyrenees was a high spot - so to speak.
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